Compound linear guide having a fastening means
AssigneeWeiss GmbH
InventorHeinz Greiner
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Abstract
A transfer system for transporting objects is disclosed. It includes a guide rail, which has a light-metal main body and at least one guide element, which is connected to the light-metal main body and has a guide surface. A slide for accommodating at least one object and a bearing, which interacts with the guide element and supports the slide on the guide rail in such a way that the slide can move linearly is also included. The guide rail has at least one magnetic fastening means, which makes it possible to temporarily fasten the guide rail by magnetic clamping, in particular in order to process the guide surface.
Claims20
A transfer system for the transport of objects, comprising:
- a guide rail that has a light metal base body and at least one guide element connected to the light metal base body and having a guide surface;
- a slide for the reception of at least one object;
- and
- a bearing that comprises at least one roller element bearing that cooperates with the guide element and that linearly displaceably supports the slide at the guide rail,
- with the guide rail having at least one magnetic fixing means that allows temporary fastening of the guide rail by magnetic clamping.
A method of machining a transfer system for the transport of objects, comprising the steps of:
- providing a guide rail that comprises a light metal base body and a magnetic fixing means that allows a temporary fastening of the guide rail by means of a magnetic clamping apparatus;
- fixing the guide rail in or at a machining apparatus by magnetic clamping;
- machining the guide rail;
- and
- releasing the guide rail.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.